After England thrashed India in the ODI series 2-1 the focus now shifts to the test matches with the number games in mind of both the teams. The winner of the test series will be the eventual winner of the tour considering India won the T20 series and England triumphed in the ODIs. The marathon 5 match test series starts 1st August at the Edgbaston in Birmingham. Here’s everything you need to know about India vs England test series 2018.
India vs England test series 2018 schedule
3:30 PM IST / 11:00 AM LOCAL
3:30 PM IST / 11:00 AM LOCAL
3:30 PM IST/ 11:00 AM LOCAL
Squads for India vs England test series 2018
India squad: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Karun Nair, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur.
England squad 1st test: Joe Root(c), Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, James Porter
TV Channels for India vs England test series 2018
| India & Subcontinent |
Sony Six, Sony Six HD, SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 3 |
| UK | Sky Sports Cricket |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
| South Africa |
SuperSport |
| Canada |
ATN Cricket Plus (Asian Television Network) |
| USA | Willow TV & SKY Sports cricket |
| Malaysia | Astro Cricket HD |
| MENA |
OSN Sports Cricket HD |
| Singapore | Star Cricket |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV (GTV) |
India vs England test series 2018 Live Streaming
All the viewers in India and its subcontinent can watch it live on Sonyliv.com. You can also download the SONYLIV app on your android and IOS smartphones.
Viewers from other parts of the world can watch it live on Now TV, SuperSport Live, Willow TV Online.
Key players
India: Virat Kohli, Murali Vijay, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma
England: Alastair Cook, Joe Root, James Anderson, Stuart Broad
Test Rankings
India- Number 1 in test rankings
England- Number 5 in test rankings
